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Mrs. Garris from Las Vegas, NV is requesting instructional technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Creativity Overload!

Help me give my students a printer, calipers, and pencils to create and sketch their own designs, make measurements up to a thousandth of an inch, print in color, and have an amazing learning experience!

  • $515 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

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My Project

Middle schoolers love hands-on experiences, and, even more, they love to design new things! The materials requested will allow students to create, measure (up to a 1000th of an inch!), print in color, and display their work!

Students are learning how to use the design process while they colaborate in their design teams to create designs that will solve problems, typically for disabled children.

These tools are necessary so the students can all participate and be engaged in this process. The nice pencils are necessary for sketching the designs. The students use isometric and multiview sketches to communicate their designs accurately.

The dial calipers are used to accurately and precisely measure their designs, and the colored printer will allow them to display their designs with more eye-catching detail.

I hope you will consider funding our project!

Mrs. Garris Ralph Cadwallader Middle School Grades 6-8

Equity Focus

At this school, more than 50% of students are Black, Latino, and/or Native American, and more than 50% come from low-income households. Learn how your donation to this school supports a more equitable education.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

More about Mrs. Garris

Las Vegas, NV View local requests

Nearly all students from low‑income households Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more

260 students impacted 1donor

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Epson - EcoTank ET-2800 Wireless All-in-One Supertank Inkjet Printer - White • Best Buy Education $187.77 1 $187.77
6" Dial Caliper 0.001 Stainless Steel Shockproof 4-Way Measurement with Plastic Case • Amazon Business $26.98 5 $134.90
Ticonderoga Pre-Sharpened No 2 Pencils with Eraser, Pack of 72 - Wood • School Specialty $17.99 4 $71.96

Materials cost

$394.63

Vendor shipping charges

$7.20

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.92

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$437.75

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$77.25

Total project goal

$515.00

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$515.00

1 Donor

-$515.00

Donations toward project cost

-$437.75

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$77.25

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$0.00

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